Currently Taking Lexapro
Posted By Kelly On Tuesday, May 18th 2010 under: Lexapro (Escitalopram Oxalate) Tags: Lexapro
If you've already been prescribed LEXAPRO, you've taken the all-important first step toward improving your depression.
Now you may be wondering what to expect from treatment with LEXAPRO and what you can do to get the best results.
What to expect from LEXAPRO treatment
With LEXAPRO, many patients begin to feel improvement in their depression beginning in 1 or 2 weeks, although full antidepressant effect may take 4 to 6 weeks.
To get the ... Read More
Lexapro: the Process of Treatment
Posted By Kelly On Friday, May 14th 2010 under: Lexapro (Escitalopram Oxalate) Tags: Lexapro
Fortunately, it's very easy to seek treatment for depression today. And in most cases, treatment with medications like LEXAPRO can effectively restore quality and enjoyment to the life of the person with depression. Here are 3 easy steps to follow if you think you or someone you care about may be suffering from depression.
First: Recognize the symptoms
The first step in solving any problem is recognizing that one exists. Depression is ... Read More
Augmenting Depression
Posted By Kelly On Tuesday, May 11th 2010 under: Question - Answer Tags: Paxil, Serzone, Wellbutrin, Zoloft
Question. I am veteran of SSRI poop-out. After more than four successful years on Zoloft, it stopped working. When tyrosine was added, it was effective for another nine months. My doctor and I then tried various strategies that didn't work, usually because of my hypersensitivity to side effects. Wellbutrin made me jittery even at low doses and caused insomnia. Desipramine made me so jumpy, dumb and uncomfortable that I couldn't ... Read More
Ambien and Depression
Posted By Kelly On Saturday, May 8th 2010 under: Question - Answer Tags: Luvox
Question. I take Luvox 150 mg per day for chronic depression and obsessive anger problems. My psychiatrist is concerned about my sleep habits, which have basically been the same all my life; I cannot sleep at night, I only sleep soundly in the mid-morning hours. He prescribed Ambien to be taken at bedtime and it put me to sleep right away. I was delighted with that result, however, for two ... Read More
Male Depression
Posted By Kelly On Wednesday, May 5th 2010 under: Question - Answer
Question. I am attempting to research the area of male depression. Through my experience of working with clients and my current reading it, would seem clear that men do not express their depression along the lines of the symptoms presented in the DSM-IV. It appears to be particularly "feminine" symptomology or a societal expectation of feminine expression. I wish to explore how men tend to act out their emotions or ... Read More
Antidepressant Gets High Marks
Posted By Kelly On Sunday, May 2nd 2010 under: Research Digest Tags: Edronax, Prozac
Results from several clinical studies designed to assess the effectiveness and tolerability of Reboxetine (Edronax), a new antidepressant agent, were announced recently at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association.
Reboxetine, produced by Pharmacia & Upjohn, is the first of a new class of antidepressant medications known as selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. It works through a novel mechanism of action, affecting the norepinephrine system of the body. Researchers have long ... Read More
Risk of Depression in Young Women
Posted By Kelly On Friday, April 30th 2010 under: Research Digest
A recent study sought to examine the risk of depression among young women. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, studied the psychiatric health of 155 female high school students, aged 17 to 18 years at the beginning of the study, over a period of five years to collect data. It was found that 47 percent of the participants had at least one episode of major depression within five ... Read More
Effects of Some Antidepressants Depressing
Posted By Kelly On Tuesday, April 27th 2010 under: Research Digest Tags: Wellbutrin, Zoloft
Sexual dysfunction associated with antidepressants may be more prevalent than previously believed, according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
The American Psychiatric Association reports that depression, a serious mental health problem affecting more than 17 million Americans, is a highly treatable condition. Unfortunately, many of the medications used to provide relief from symptoms are linked to orgasm dysfunction (the absence or delay of orgasm).
This study, published in ... Read More
Why Epileptics Suffer from Depression
Posted By Kelly On Saturday, April 24th 2010 under: Research Digest
Having epilepsy seems to increase the likelihood that you'll suffer from chronic depression and multiplies the risk for suicide by five times. Researchers from the University of California Los Angeles don't believe it results from dealing with the stress of having epilepsy, but may simply be a part of the disease process.
As many as 35 percent of epileptics suffer from some type of depression. Women seem particularly susceptible, but the ... Read More
Depression Takes Heavy Toll on Diabetics
Posted By Kelly On Wednesday, April 21st 2010 under: Research Digest Tags: Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft
Recent studies indicate that depression precedes Type II diabetes in 90 percent of people with both illnesses. What does that really mean to you?
Researchers from the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center conducted a study of 10,000 people, 5,000 with Type II diabetes and 5,000 without it. The two groups were similar in other ways such as age and gender. The team hoped to answer three questions:
· Are diabetics more ... Read More
Hello, everybody, who is interested to be healthy. My name is Kelly. I learnt about depression by my own experience. Now I am ok. Here I want to share my thoughts and ideas how to treat depression symptoms.